One hundred days after famine was declared in parts of southern Somalia, humanitarian agencies have reached more than half of the four million people who urgently need help.
But after months of drought, agencies are now struggling to tackle a rise in cholera and other water-borne diseases due to seasonal rains, which have flooded parts of the country. The rains are also affecting attempts to reach those most in need in the country’s south.
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